NUGGETS vs HEAT, NBA FINALS 2023

So it is decided, it will be the Denver Nuggets vs Miami Heat in the NBA Finals for 2022 to 2023 season. Mas nindut ug record ang Denver so the first 2 games will be played in their homecourt. So 2 days ra ang pahuway and preparation sa Miami Heat to the NBA Finals lagi. But they are not strangers to the Finals as they have 3 titles already. Ang Nuggets man ang 1st time in franchise history lagis NBA Finals so daghan jud n sila ug pakulo lagi in the first 2 games of their Finals appearance. Di pud madiscredit oi ang undrafted players sa Miami Heat like Caleb Martin and Highland Highsmith b to. So go go go n lng jud lagi. Mabusy n pud ko ug sunod ani nila. The good thing is it will be aired n on Free TV so makakita n ko anis Channel 21 or 29 lagi. Go go go Doki and may the best team win n lng jud lagi. Aloha! :)

STRATBASE ADRI

Today 5/30/23 I saw from the FB page of Development Sector Jobs in the Philippines, a vacancy for a Research Associate on Health Reforms post at the above organization. I applied right away. I know that they are DLSU-affiliated somehow. I attended their webinar man one time on Greyhound Operations in the West Philippine Sea. Si Prof. Dindo Manhit man to ang nihatag sa introduction. They are a thinktank organization focused diay kuno on issues between the Philippines and East Asia. Pero allied jud nis USA klaro. Si Dr. Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby lang daan. Kaila gud sila ni Dr. Gregory Polling di b. So go go go n lng Doki. Tan-awn n lng naho Lord kung unsay gawas ato lagi. But I feel nice about it. Morag pwede ko ato lagi. Amen! Btw kuhaon daw ko ni Reymar as speaker sa ilang school ig end June pohon. Snack ra jud daw iyang ma-offer, wala daw PF. Cge lang, the experience ang pinakaimportante lagi. I told him to tell me the topic and date beforehand para maprepare n naho ahong PPT lagi. Kay di n man ko ganahan magdala ug laptop nga molakaw ko. Jia you to us all! :)

SUPERTYPHOON MAWAR (BETTY in RP)

Sus, swerte n jud kaju ang Pilipinas nga wala maigo sa supertyphoon Betty. It hit Guam quite bad. Pag-abot sa Pilipinas kay medyo nihinay man siya lagi eventually. Typhoon category n lng nya sa dagat ra pud sija lagi; ang igo is extreme northern Luzon meaning Ilocos, Cagayan and Batanes. Nye medyo hinay n lagi with maximum sustained winds at 175kph (even slowing down at 155kph) and gustiness of 215kph. Sa Guam kay morag 195kph man jud lagi to and 240kph ang gustiness. So salamat po Lord for Your providence and aloha! From Fr Jerry Orbos. Gratitude is the best attitude. Our God is loving, kind and merciful so BTS lang lagi daw jud -Believe, Trust and Surrender. Go go go Doki, aloha! :)

LAIE VANILLA COMPANY

There's a Vanilla Company diay in Laie as featured in this documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmcdXMVHHtc&list=TLPQMjgwNTIwMjPAX07QUF9wZQ&index=20

WAIKIKI (PBS SHOW)

The documentaries continue about Hawaii. Today's installment is Waikiki, its transformation from a sleepy boondocks daw to the highly commercial and touristy place it is today. Go go go, Waikiki. Aloha! :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbqERoEkqd4&list=TLPQMjgwNTIwMjPAX07QUF9wZQ&index=17&pp=gAQBiAQB

GERARDA'S TUBIGON

This is Tubigon's latest hangout spot. Tupad ra gud sa Seeya Hotel kilid sa merkado. Didto n lng kuno pohon ang amo lunch get-together ig abot sa among kinakusgang cousins from Hawaii, USA. Haguan n kunos Ate Wewens kung sa ilang bay p ihold nya wa kuno sijay masugo. Sure Ate, no problem. Morag one day ra man cguro sila didto lagi based sa ijang gipost sa GC. Minteryo ug misa ra man kunoy ilang gusto after. So go go go, Tubigon, Bohol! Onward ever, backward never. Behold Bohol :)

JUNE 10 GRADUATION POHON

June 10 kuno pohon lagi ang graduation sa FU MBA program. Uy sa kadaku sa ilang gibayad nahos oral defense last Monday, the least that I can do is to attend the graduation lagi. Due n man daw ang ilang grades lagi on May 31 pohon. So I have a lot of time to prepare for this graduation pohon. I can go ig June 9 pohon, spend the night in Dumaguete and maybe even come back ig Sunday night n pud. Go go go Doki, aloha! ;)

MIAMI 3-2 BOSTON

Sus, naa cguro nagpray lagi nga mapildi ang Miami Heat. Coz niapas man ang Boston Celtics lagis Game 5. So naa jud Game 6 and possibly Game 7 p jud aning ilang series lagi. Luoy ang winner ani kay bugbog kaaju. Hagbay ra gud nagdaug sa West lagi; waiting n lng ang Denver Nuggets sa Game 1 on June 1 daw nila pohon. Well, liga man n lagi nga competitive so may the best team win. Aloha!

MICHAEL MALONE and DENVER NUGGETS

He was part of the coaching staff diay sa Cleveland Cavaliers when Lebron James was there. So they know each other diay. Well, isa k liga ra man lagi n sila so kaila ra jud silas mga tawo. So go go go, Nuggets! Btw nanghatag diay ang ilang team oi ug free T-shirts and wristband to every one sitting inside Ball Arena every playoff game daw. First round was white daw, 2nd round was blue, 3rd round was burgundy and 4th round or the NBA Finals will be gold n daw pud. Excited kaju ang Denver, Colorado jud for this stint nila in the NBA Finals. So may the best team win n lng jud. Good night!

IAM TONGI

This guy from Kahuku, Hawaii named William 'Iam' Tongi won as American Idol. Wow! Lipay pud kaaju ang mga Red Raiders for one of their own. They actually live in Seattle n kuno ron because they've been priced out of paradise. But maayo jud kaju sija mokanta man maong siya ang newest American Idol lagi. Congratulations and go go go!

BAYAN ACADEMY

This morning, 5/24/23 at 9am was my teaching demo for the Social Enterprise program of the Bayan Innovation Group of Bayan Academy. Kamo man to ni Mam Lorraine Ngaosi of St Louis Baguio. Basta comment2 pud sila and I'll wait n lng for the decision on my demo. Tua pay sessions n siya in June during MWF afternoons lagi starting on June 14. Omg, long way to go p diay mi ani. Go go go Doki and aloha! ;)

MILE-HIGH CITY

Today 5/22/23 morning here in the Philippines, the Denver Nuggets won 4-0 against the LA Lakers. Wow! Nicola Jokic, Jamal Murray, KCP, Michael Porter Jr, Aaron Gordon, Gordon Brown, Bruce Brown, Jeff Green etc and head coach Michael Malone made history indeed. So they swept the Lakers and advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in their franchise history kuno. So since 1976 p diay lagi nga wa silay daug2. Twas very tough for Lebron James, Anthony Davis and the rest of the Lakers. But I guess the Nuggets just want it more. Go go go Mile-High City. See you at the NBA Finals on June 2 morning here in the Philippines! Most likely Miami ilang makontra. 3-0 n man pud ang Miami vs Boston Celtics lagi of Jason Tatum etc. Cge po.

ECON TUTOR

Uy, naa jud nikontak nako lagi today sa TeacherOn, www.teacheron.com. Taga China daw siya nga student. Nangita ug tutor for her econ klas daw nga UK high school A level. Mag exam daw siya this October pohon so July to October ko niya gikinahanglan. 3 klases per week daw and 2 hours each session. I said yes of course, kana pay balibaran di b? I'll wait for her reply. Tua n man diay koy rate nakabutang sa akong profile. But range man to di man specific number. So matter of agreeing n lng. I will hear from her soon. Go go go Doki, wa jud k pasagdi ni Lord.. Wow n wow n lng jud. Amen!

BRIGHT FUTURE

People seem to think that the USA is bright future lagi. Mao btaw tos anhing Aunty Helen nga ipares jud mi'g mga Amerikano lagi aron masecure n kuno among bright future. Hahay. Even my former Molding boardmate Antoniette Caburnay told me that swerte n kuno lagi ko kaju with Aloha. Is that true Lord? Dili b diay home is where the heart is lagi. Coz mao ra man jud n akong gusto. Mao man pud si Caroline Cos Cuadero. Simple living ra gud and tabang sa relatives ginagmay. Mao ra man gud nay makapalipay sa Pinoy Lord. We don't need to live in mansions in order to be happy and content in life. So jia you Doki and aloha! ;)

EUROPEAN VACATION

Kusina n lng ni Don Celis ron ang Europe lagi now that US citizen n siya. I was on my way to Davao last 5/10/23 when he said he was on his way to Venice pud kuno. Gikan kuno sila'g Pisa lagi Wow! I said I've done some European suroy2 20 years ago and that Eastern Europe n pud lagi akong gustong adtoon if given the chance. 10 countries in 16 days kuno tong ilang itinerary oi. Wow! So far kay France man tong ijang gipost and morag la p sija kapost sa Brussels, Belgium ug Amsterdam, Netherlands pud lagi. I asked him asa n iyang windmill pics. I was very lucky to have been given the chance to live in Europe temporarily in 2000 to 2001. I shared to Aloha gud Fr Jerry Orbos SVD's Mothers' Day message from Lourdes, France. Y'day kay from Fatima, Portugal n man pud to. Wala p man nija basaha so di n lng pud to naho ishare nija. If modaug ang Denver Nuggets ugma pohon sa Game 4 and Miami Heat pud sa ilang Game 4 with Boston Celtics, wow! Naa n cguro pud siya'y reaction di b? Huwata n lng n Doki kay basin busy p sija lagi. Duow n ang July bujag; moabot n hapit ang mga bisita. Jia you to us and go go go!

DENVER NUGGETS

Today 5/21/23 morning here in the Philippines is Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals between LA Lakers and Denver Nuggets. Sus intawn. 3-0 n oi ang Denver. Baw lagi makabangon pb ang Lakers sa deep pit that they've found themselves into. Morag panahon n jud siguros Denver. They just have to admit it. Congrats Denver and gudnyt! ;)

PH FIESTA 2023

I remember last year nagbusy pud mi atos rehearsal for John Bradford's talk when nangolekta ko for Palm Heights fiesta lagi. This time kay ako ra japon nangolekta and last Sunday 5/14/23 among turno. I just ordered the usual: pansit bam-i ang 2 pcs of lechon manok, 1 kilo sa mangga and plastic cellophane wrapper. Benj asked me for paper plates pud. So ako ra lagi gipaigo ang amounts that my groupmates gave me. Si Mam Edith Flordeliz gave P1,500; si Susan gave P500. Sila Mam Cadiz and Mam Mijares kay P200 each. Si Mam Joy Blanco P300 as well as sila Madam Acapulco, Liversidge and ang Aliawan residents. God bless us all and happy fiesta Senyor San Jose in Palm Heights, Tabok, Mandaue City!

NARITO ANG PUSO KO BY GARY VALENCIANO

Narito ang puso ko, inaalay lamang sa yo, Aking pangarap, kahit saglit, ang ikaw at ako'y magkapiling. Minsan pang makita k. Damdamin ay sumasaya. Lungkot napapawi, buhay ko'y ngingiti. Sa sandaling pag-ibig mo'y makapit. Chorus: Puso ko'y narito, naghihintay sa pag-ibig mo. Ikaw lamang ang inaasam. Tanggapin mo ang puso kong narito. Bawat kilos mo't galaw. Minamasdan tinatanaw. Aking pangarap, kahit saglit, ang ikaw at ako'y magkapiling. Repeat Chorus

WCF, LAKERS VS NUGGETS

2-0 n ang Denver Nuggets vs LA Lakers. The commentator said the Nuggets are 2 wins away daw from the NBA championship. Jamal Murray went to work jud in the 4th quarter of Game 2. He scored 23 of his 37 points there. Let us see indeed if the Lakers can bounce back. Ilaha man ang Games 3 and 4 lagi. Jia you to us all and happy weekend!

2ND CHANCE with INFLEXION AI

Last February or March, I applied as Senior Editor with them. I didn't get the job. Today, the company which is based in Melbourne, Australia emailed me for a ChatGPT writer position. Sus intawn, unsa n man ni? But this could be the answer to my prayer from God. Kay pwede man ni nako buhaton full time lagi nga freelance. So I can work wherever I will be in the world. Pastilan n lng jud. And they do pay well baja bujag. Xempre kay Australian-based company man ni lagi. I said unyang hapon n nako buhatong tong activity kay init kaju diris Pinas lagi ron. Nibawos man pud sila nga okay ra daw lagi kuno. So jia you Doki, go go go! I did the task already but naa jud part nga wala nako giedit lagi. So I'm sure bagsak n pud ko ato. Hahay Dokiliza! :(

PANUHOT

Nanglaba ko ug mga white T-shirts, 10 cguro kabuok yesterday at around 4pm. Bugbog akong singot lagi kay init kaju. Cge pud ko'g inom ug tubig to replenish the lost fluids. Wala man ko gibati ug lain Lord. Mora nuon ko'g nagsauna lagi b. Marco Till said it: It is actually good for you; as long as you stay hydrated. So panuhot diay ang makalain sa lawas Lord, due to the alternating lagi of hot and cold temperatures. Kay xempre kung mogawas ko, mainitan akong lawas. Then mosakay ko ug aircon nga sakyanan. But ang akong singot kay mauga man to, so mapanuhutan akong likod. Didto n maglain ang akong lawas lagi. Unless naay moabsorb lagis akong singot sa likod. Careful n lng jud kanunay Doki. Aloha!

I GIVE TO YOU

May is actually Rosary Month. May 13, 1914 b to when Mama Mary appeared to Francisco, Jacinta and Marta at Cova da Iria in Fatima, Portugal. I started praying the Rosary from Namyang, South Korea on 7 May 2021 man cguro to and till now I still try to pray the rosary 3x a day - morning, noon and night. Jia you Doki! I heard this song from a Filipino choir in the UK: I give to you my heart I give to you my mind Now I am yours to fill Chorus: And what I give, please take And what you take, please break And what you break, please use Use it for Your glory Use it for Your glory Use it for Your glory Alone Diha baya Filipino choir who got invited to the recent coronation of King Charles III. Morag taga Surrey man cguro to sila nga mga nurses. And there were two Filipinos pud who got seats to the coronation itself. Jia you to us all, aloha! ;)

CONSISTENT

Hahay, from the homily of Fr Dave Concepcion last August 3, 2022: Love is measured in its consistency through time. Omg! There's such a thing as an old love daw, meaning gilove k when you were young till you got old. But lajoa n man tawn lagi tong Hawaii Lord. Hatagi ko ug trabaho didto palihug Lord if didto ko Nimo paadtoon. Mosunod jud ko lagi Lord. Amen. All the best Doki and aloha! There's only one way in order to beat this summer heat. Find a way to cool down lng jud lagi like through electric fan, cold drink etc. Summer season man ron; lilipas din ang panahon n ito. To be replaced by the typhoons n pud of the Pacific. Hahay pastilan si Doki, Lord. But Ikaw may nagbuhat sa tanan Lord. You created me for a purpose. So mosunod ra ko lagi. Amen!

LEE YUNG

Today I chatted with this guy on FB Messenger. We do have a common friend; si Rose Jao. Koreano kuno siya oi who is working in Vienna, Austria. Civil engineer daw siya by profession. Single father daw siya; 34 yrs old with 2 kids, 6 & 4 yrs old. Amerikana kuno ang mama atong iyang mga anak. He said his parents own a restaurant daw and tua kuno nila ang iyang mga anak lagi. He asked me if I like roses b daw and said that he'd take me out on a date kuno. Well, saun man nato tawn pagdate ani nga we are in different places man! He said distance is no obstacle lagi kuno. Wow! He asked for my birthday and said moari lagi daw siya pohon. Okay, salamat for saying that. I might even cook you Filipino food if I want to. Heheh. This May 21 kuno pohon iyang birthday. Wow, that's only 5 days away. He'd celebrate it with fellow workers daw. Hope you'd enjoy your birthday then. Salamat sa chat and talk to you next time! Video call daw lagi mi next time. Cge po, aloha! ;)

HEAT EXHAUSTION?

Ikaduha n jud tong gahapon lagi nga naglain jud akong paminaw due to too much heat. The first one was last April 21, 2023 evening. Inter Nations event to. Twas really hot that night! Nisulod ko dayon sa The Weekend Pub oi aron magpa-aircon. I dunno why but di jud nako kaya moasdang sa kainit lagi. Then y'day 5/15/23 afternoon n pud. I went to Mactan airport to claim the mahiwagang umbrella. Init lagi kaju maong I went inside to get some cool air and to buy cold water pud. Mao ra jud toy nakasalbar lagi. Nagtaxi n lng gud ko pauli aron madali. Last week in Valencia kay naglain man pud akong tiyan lagi. Kay diha may electric fan overhead nya wala matabuni akong tiyan. Nakuyawan gud tawn to sila Aunty Marci and Diana for me. They asked for warm water for me to drink. Nagcge ko'g tug-ab pud lagi that time. Dala ng edad ra man siguro ni tanan oi. And I do have hyperacidity from all those times in the past that I'd eat my lunches late. Mao tong ingon ni Bantil sauna nga whether sobrang init or sobrang bugnaw lagi, magyagaw jud ang imong lawas. Bisan isa k dagom ra lagi kuno nga hangin mosulod sa imong tiyan, wala n. But di lng japon ko kompyansa Lord. Di n jud ko mogawas lagi ug init p kaju. Kay last Saturday 5/13/23 pud diay. Twas around 230pm when I went out kay nag uwan man pud lagi. About 2:46pm when nakasakay kos white minibus. Padung Rizwoods man ko ato lagi. Aircon man so nakaya ra. Sus, ayaw jud tawn ug kompyansa Doki. Heat exhaustion can lead to heat stroke kuno oi. Pastilan n lng jud. Aloha! ;)

PAYONG IN MACTAN

I had to leave my Globe Business big umbrella at the airport last Saturday 5/6/23 coz di daw lagi pwede sa eroplano. Kuhaon man ta to nako on my way back from Mindanao but gikapoy n man lagi ko last Wednesday 5/10/23 evening. I am texting with the lady whom I left it with. Ugma pohon sa hapon n lng lagi kay busy man ko today. Turno lagi namos pista. Tua p gani koy need paninglan. Go go go and jia you to us all! ;)

NBA UPDATE

Today 5/13/23, LA Lakers won over GSW in their 2nd round playoff series, Game 6. 3-1 n man ta to ang standing; nidaug man ang W lagis Game 5 last Thursday 5/11/23. At least napildi ra jud silas Game 6 lagi. So onward to the Western Conference Finals ang LAL vs Denver Nuggets. Si Caldwell-Pope ug Nikola Jokic ilang main players diay. So, all the best and may the best team win n lng jud. Happy weekend! Sus moadto kos Rizwoods this afternoon. Kita pud ming Joanalyn Gabales after. Maningil p kos akong groupmates sa pakaon ugma pohon sa gabii. P200 ra man tawn ilang gipangtunol oi. Morag di jud kaigo lagi b kay P1,500 n gud daan ang paras pari then P500 sa guitarist. Sus, pagkugi jud ana Doki. The usual ra man pud akong buhaton - order ug pansit canton or bam-i and roasted chicken ug offer sa eskina. Iturnover ra n nako tanan ni Benj lagi. Siya nay bahala sa rice. Amoa p diay ang softdrinks ug paper plates pud kuno. Go go go and happy fiesta Señor San Jose!

BUKIDNON-DAVAO (BUDA) TRIP, MAY 6 TO 10, 2023

I just came back from a very tedious and busy trip to Mindanao in order to attend the Ruba Clan reunion. This year it was held in Tagakpan, Tugbok District, Davao City. These are the details of where I slept: May 6, 2023 - in San Vicente, Panabo, Davao del Norte. At the house of Aunty Victoria Ruba Yu. But before that, I had dinner with good friends Mr. Clifford and Mam Joy Ligutom. May 7, 2023 - Camp Phillips, Bukidnon. At the house of Uncle Cesar and Aunty Flavia Catli. May 8, 2023 - at the Medidas residence in Valencia City, Bukidnon. They are my fond 2nd cousins bujag. May 9, 2023 - at CMU, Musuan, Maramag, Bukidnon. Aunty Marci Ruba-Zaman is teaching there. I met up with Mam Girly Visto pud didto. Then the next day, travel back to Davao kay fly back to Cebu n. Jia you Doki, till next year. Sa Nabunturan raba kuno iheld pohon. Adto n pud ta mag-explore didto. Aloha!

BOHOL TRIP (APRIL 29 TO MAY 2, 2023)

I went home to Bohol over the weekend. Coz birthday man lagi ni Papa last April 28 and pista pud sa Cawayanan ugma pohon May 3. Kusog ang uwan when we were in Bohol on Saturday night. Sunday afternoon n ko nigawas; didto kos minteryo. On Monday 5/1/23 morning I went to Panglao Airport aron asikasohon ang ticket namo ni Ate Ica to Davao this weekend pohon. Di n man kuno sija modajon. But di n man irefund gud kuno so aho n raman sijang icheck in aron di sayang ang ticket. Then today 5/2/23 I went to Cawayanan first para mag-offer ug pamisa sa pista before I came back to Cebu. Lugdong ra tawn pud diri pag-abot and niuwan n jud pagka hapon lagi. Anyway, I'm now thinking. Why'd I move to Baliwag, Bulacan if my family is in Bohol? Convenient ra man kaju ang Cebu lagi puy-an for me. Amen. But wala p may update lagis Rizwoods ug Singapore School Cebu maong ngita ko ug lain. My faith is that the Lord might even surprise me with something totally out of the blue, considering that I have two sets of visitors ig July pohon. Mosunod ra jud ko Lord kung asa ko Nimo dad-on. Amen and aloha!